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Build Batuu Better

1/21/2026

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Running Time: 34 minutes

Now that Disney is updating Batuu at Galaxy’s Edge, Matt & John discuss what they should do to make the most of this legendary opportunity to revisit and enhance the signature Star Wars theme park experience!​

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John Mills and Matthew Rushing​

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Star Wars History

1/12/2026

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Running Time: 31 minutes

Obi-Wan Kenobi famously counseled Luke that “many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.” Our own points of view are also shaped by our understanding of history and how it’s taught to us. With that in mind, Matt and John explore how the varying versions of history taught on a thousand thousand worlds would have shaped galactic conflict, relationships and bureaucratic management through the history of a galaxy far, far away….​

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John Mills and Matthew Rushing​

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Writing in Star Wars

1/6/2026

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Running Time: 35 minutes

It’s hard enough reading Aurebesh, the onscreen universal language of #StarWars. But what was it like to write it, and further…how do you read ancient texts from a thousand thousand worlds in a galaxy full of tech that talks back and uses universal characters? 

John & Matt try to figure out handwriting, inherited knowledge, and reading in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.​

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John Mills and Matthew Rushing​

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An Alternate Episode VIII

12/15/2025

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Running Time: 58 minutes

Ten years ago, in movie theaters down the street….

Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens relaunched the franchise with insane box office returns, a galaxy load of goodwill, and the promise of questions answered in the NEXT episode. But many were bewildered by the path they wandered down in Episode VIII.

Jedi Masters Matt and John, joined by their fellow Jedi Master Yancy, have meditated deeply to open the doorway of the past and explore what THE LAST JEDI could have been if they had been in the writers room. Removing racing stripes is the first change. New ships are everywhere.

Regardless of how much you loved Episode VIII, or even if you didn’t, this issue of AGGRESSIVE NEGOTIATIONS promises you a lot of fun as three lifelong fans dedicate themselves to opening the mystery boxes JJ Abrams left behind to share what they thought could be inside….​

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John Mills and Matthew Rushing​

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10 Years of The Force Awakening

12/8/2025

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Running Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Ten years after Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the franchise finds itself again at a crossroads. So we decided re-examine our reactions and memories to the 2-billion-dollar behemoth film event, with the benefit of hindsight on everything that came after and the expectations that were set on that December in 2015. John and Matt are joined by noted droid builder, Dr. Sci Fi himself, Darren Moser, for this special retrospective episode.​

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The A24 Project
Aggressive Negotiations
Babble for Five
Ceti Alpha 3
Filibuster
Goodnight Moon
Great Shot, Kid
Owl Post
​Missing Frames
Nerd Nuptial
Punch It
RetroPerspective
​Time & Space
​The Senate Floor
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  • Shows
    • The A24 Project
    • Aggressive Negotiations
    • Babble for 5
    • Ceti Alpha 3
    • Filibuster
    • Great Shot, Kid
    • Goodnight Moon
    • Houselights
    • Makers Method
    • Missing Frames >
      • Superman Interviews
    • Nerd Nuptial
    • Nerd Party News
    • Owl Post
    • Punch It
    • RetroPerspective
    • Second Contact
    • Throwback Paperback
    • Time and Space
    • The Senate Floor
    • Training Montage
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